Gianmarco – Si Me Tenías

Peruvian singer/songwriter Gianmarco Zignago (simply known as Gianmarco) has just released his latest music video. The single called Si Me Tenías (If You Had Me) is from his… 10th studio album (?), Días Nuevos (New Days), for which he won a Latin Grammy for Best Album by a Songwriter.

The music video directed by Iván Cock — who people credited as Coco Bravo (no, I’m not kidding) — is nothing out of the ordinary. I think the upload would have benefited from an HD quality video and some better lighting, especially if they wanted to shoot at night in that location. Actually, they could have shot him against a perfectly lit black background with the focus solely on his face and it would have fit the mood of the song perfectly.

But I do love the lyrics of the song. So full of hurt with a tinge of regret and a bit of hate.

If you had me, why did you have to cross the frontiers of another body,
why did you jump into the void of someone else’s kisses, if you had me
each morning in the reflection of my dreams.
If you loved me, why did you exchange our love for a craving and
undressed your reservation before someone else’s eyes, if you had me
why did you lose your balance and walked away from my life.

I don’t miss you when I sing your song any longer,
I’m not missing your wanting here in my bed.
I would like to see you one more time to tell you that an even still
means nothing if you had me.

Good luck to you, I wish you a paradise of lies
a universe with stars that can no longer shine, I loved you and
you made me quit to half of my joy.

I don’t miss you when I sing your song any longer,
I’m not missing your wanting here in my bed.
I would like to see you one more time to tell you that an even still
means nothing if you had me.
One day you’ll understand it was a mistake
to change reality for fantasies.